CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – I never, never, ever thought I’d be writing a commentary about what happens in Taylor Swift’s bedroom. But here it is.
Last week The New York Times, that paragon of journalistic virtue, published an op-ed suggesting that Swift has been such an ally to the LGBTQ community, that she’s probably a closeted bisexual. No, mind you, there’s nothing that actually backs up the assertion. No jaded ex-girlfriend has come forward. Taylor herself has never talked publicly about what happens in her bedroom – although she’s written half a dozen songs about break-ups, all them them heterosexual relationships. She and her present-day boyfrield Travis Kelce are the hottest couple on the planet, and what, if anything, happens behind closed doors is between them – not anyone else.
This is more about misguided thinking in the liberal media. They believe, incorrectly, that they are supporting the LGBTQ community by outing famous people who might be gay. And that’s completely misguided. Unless a celebrity shares their sexuality publicly, it’s none of our business.
The New York Times did this last year to former New York mayor Ed Koch. He was a closeted gay man. When he died, he appeared to have taken his secret to the grave. 23 years after his death The Times ran a pointless article revealing that the former mayor had a long-term gay lover.
Singer George Michael, rapper Queen Latifa, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and actor Rock Hudson all kept their sexualities private. It was the politically-left media who thought that it was the public’s right to know. That somehow outing high-profile gays is helpful to everyday people struggling with their sexual identities. Well, no, it isn’t. Even the biggest celebs are entitled to some small piece of privacy about the most intimate details of their lives. Those who don’t see it that way are wrong.
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